Barrel-seal



H. W. KOCH.

BARREL SEAL. I

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31,1920. v 1,379,827. Patented May 31,1921.

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Be ltkHOWl'l that I, HENRY Koorr, a citizen of the United States, residing a t-San Francisco, in-the county of San 'Fr-ancisco, vState of Cal1fori11a,'have invented a ne' aud useful Barreleseal, of which the following is a 'specificationin such full and clear terms as will enable those skilled in the art to construct and use the same.

This invention relates to a barrel seal intended for preventing the wilful removal without authority of the contents of barrels, and its object is to provide means whereby a faucet may be securely locked, in addition to providing means to cover the bung of the barrel and thereby prevent it from being tampered with.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that barrels for the storage of liquors frequently have faucets applied thereto, which are necessary to lock and-that ordinarily means separate from the barrel must be applied to the faucet to prevent its being unlawfully opened. I

In the present instance the means for locking the faucet is also provided with means to prevent it from being moved to one side of the bung, so that the bung may be securely protected as well.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lock for covering the barrel air vent in addition to the bung.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which the same reference numeral is applied to the same portion throughout, butl am aware that there may be modifications thereof.

Figure 1 shows the device applied to a barrel.

Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view of the locking device adjacent the faucet.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33, Fig.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the points for preventing the strap from being moved laterally when it is secured in position.

Fig. 5 is a. view of the bar used to prevent the locking straps from being moved laterally off the faucet and to prevent the locking thumb screw from being rotated.

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of one of the hooks on the ends of the straps for securing them to the chime of the barrel.

The numeral 1 indicates the barrel which provided s turates 31.1 9 21.

" A lication filed March 31,,1e2o. semi No5370084 g is provided'witlra faucet Qhaving-the' vascingdevice-consists portion of the'faucet extends-into the barrel; Th s strap has a 'stem' 3 and operating handled. The lockof a short strap5 through i whichthe threaded G0v hook 6 and a horizontal portion? provided 7 with an Open slot toreceive the valve-stem 3. The upper strap 8 has two sharp points 9 and 10 at'about its middle portion adjacent the bung 11, and it is provided with a hook 12 at its upper end, which passes over upper edge of the barrelchime. V 2

At the lowerend of the strap 8 there is a. horizontally extending member 13 which is with a raised portion 14 to cover the valve handle.

A bolt 15 witha thumb the nut 16 is used to secure the two horizontal portions of the straps together'in the. Figs. 1 and 2. p

The wing nutof the boltiis provided with openings to receive a finger 17 on a bar 18 and said bar has a hole 19 the hasp 20of the padlock 21 can be passed, the hasp also passing through one of the holes in the wing nut 16.

position indicated in through which When the liquid is to be withdrawn from the barrel, the pad-lock is removed and the bolt 15 is loosened to permit the strap 8 to be moved enough to allow the handle of the valve stem to be rotated.

.When' the straps; are placed in position, the points 9' and 10 are driven into the barrel with a slight tap of the hammer to prevent the strap 8 from being moved sidewise off the bung, and the strap covers the air hole 25 as well. i g

What I claim is as follows, but various modifications may be made in the construction shown'in the drawings and above particularly described form, within the purview of my invention.

1. A look for barrel faucets comprising I for barrel faucets comprising tated, a lock to secure the two straps together and means to prevent one oi the straps from being moved laterally on this latter portion.

3. A look for barrel faucets comprising a pair of straps having hooks on their ends to. pass over the ends of the barrel staves, an extension on one of the straps to embrace the faucet valve stem, an extension on the other strap to embrace the valve stem handle to prevent the valve from being rotated, means to secure the two straps together, means to prevent the straps from being turned laterally and a lock for securing the two straps together.

4. A lock for barrel faucets comprising a pair of metal straps having hooks on their ends for embracing the ends of the barrel staves, an extension on one of the strap provided with an open slot to embrace the valve stem, an extension on the other strap for preventing the valve stem from being turned, a bolt for securing the twostraps together, a bar, a lock for securing the bar to one of the straps and means adjacent the middle of one of the straps to prevent it from being moved sidewise when locked in place.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 24 day of March, A. D. 1920.

HENRY W. KO OH. 

